Popping out of gear


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DougR
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Popping out of gear

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Under reasonable, medium to hard acceleration, my GL1500 sometimes pops out of 2nd gear, and sometimes 3rd gear.

Is this normal? If not, is this a big fix? Should I sell it now!?

Thanks,

Doug R


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Re: Popping out of gear

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It is a 1990 with 70,000 miles
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Re: Popping out of gear

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If you have a heel toe shifter, get rid of it, or at the least make sure it is adjusted EXACTLY right.
First thing is if you don't have a shifter brace, get one (while you still can). If it still does that, it is a big job to fix.
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Re: Popping out of gear

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No heel toe shifter... standard toe lever.

So it must be something internal? Teeth on gears grinding down?
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Re: Popping out of gear

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Try the brace if you don't have one. They have been known to fix that. Honda designed a goofy system on the 1500 for some reason.


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